WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:05.900 I don’t really like this episode. I don’t. No. 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:10.400 To be honest, I don’t really like the first episodes, or pilot episodes that much, as a general principle. 00:00:10.450 --> 00:00:12.950 Heck, I don’t really like first seasons, either! 00:00:13.000 --> 00:00:17.300 I know the writers have to establish the characters and the world and blah blah blah 00:00:17.400 --> 00:00:20.700 But good god, are pilots boring once the story actually gets meatly. 00:00:20.780 --> 00:00:23.780 But, wait?! What am I talking about anyway? 00:00:23.820 --> 00:00:28.120 Surely something an epicly awesome as the My Little Pony pilot could have changed my mind. 00:00:28.200 --> 00:00:34.210 With the introduction of these awesome characters and the lore established and all the feels...the feels. 00:00:34.260 --> 00:00:40.220 But no, I’m not really a fan. The episode is better than many animated pilots I’ve seen, but 00:00:40.300 --> 00:00:43.680 First, let’s do a recap! For, like, the 2 of you who haven’t seen the pilot. 00:00:44.000 --> 00:00:47.200 So, the antisocial twilight is too busy being antisocial to make friends. 00:00:47.250 --> 00:00:49.330 Then she meets ponies who want to be friends with her. 00:00:49.390 --> 00:00:50.710 Hilarity ensues! 00:00:50.800 --> 00:00:56.580 Twilight tries to push them away, but everyone goes on a magical adventure where she eventually discovers that friendship is indeed magic 00:00:56.610 --> 00:00:59.400 and that she wants to stay with these new ponies. So, what’s wrong that? 00:00:59.450 --> 00:01:02.500 THINGS I DON’T LIKE ABOUT THIS EPISODE. 00:01:02.550 --> 00:01:05.130 #1 It is confusing as crud 00:01:05.180 --> 00:01:09.900 So nightmare moon escapes with the aid of “the stars†and only the magic of friendship can save the day. 00:01:09.990 --> 00:01:14.950 So, shouldn’t nightmare moon know about the elements beforehand and not have to follow Twilight and company to get them? 00:01:15.000 --> 00:01:16.800 How does she know that the group will be a threat? 00:01:16.850 --> 00:01:20.950 Why are the elements even like that in the first place? Did anyone else know that the elements can change forms? 00:01:21.000 --> 00:01:23.210 Why didn’t Celestia have them in another location? 00:01:23.260 --> 00:01:26.300 If nightmare moon could break the elements, why did she don’t that in the first place? 00:01:26.350 --> 00:01:30.260 Shouldn’t Celestia have guarded the elements a little better? Did she even know they were there? 00:01:30.310 --> 00:01:33.490 Why did being being jealous turn Luna into this crazy psycho bitch?! 00:01:33.540 --> 00:01:38.720 I know the comics go into reconed detail, but here it’s never explained. And It’s annoying. I’m just confused. 00:01:38.800 --> 00:01:42.080 #2 Hey Twilight, Isn’t Spike your friend. 00:01:42.120 --> 00:01:49.210 Hey Twilight… Twilight… Twilight… I guess no love for Spike 00:01:49.300 --> 00:01:50.950 #3 This: 00:01:51.000 --> 00:02:00.000 If the Elements of Harmony could cure Princess Luna from her evil instantly, why did she need to be lock on the Moon for a thousand years? 00:02:01.000 --> 00:02:03.250 #4 The big one 00:02:03.300 --> 00:02:07.050 So, Celestia sends Twilight to ponyville with the instruction to “make friends†. 00:02:07.700 --> 00:02:12.250 So let me get this straight. Celestia knew that Twilight would find friends that will 00:02:12.300 --> 00:02:16.350 EXACTLY FIT EACH ELEMENT’S DESIGNATED TRAIT 00:02:16.380 --> 00:02:20.560 And that Twilight will figure out where the elements are and that, just in case the elements broke, 00:02:20.590 --> 00:02:25.680 each conveniently designed pony will be able to take on said element and use it to stop Nightmare Moon. 00:02:25.710 --> 00:02:27.450 WHAT?! 00:02:27.800 --> 00:02:32.350 Celestia couldn’t even handle Luna in the first place, so that’s why she’s sent to the freakin’ moon. 00:02:32.400 --> 00:02:36.350 And now she is leaning on a string of coincidences to solve the problem this time? 00:02:36.400 --> 00:02:41.000 NO... NO... BAD EPISODE. BAD! 00:02:41.160 --> 00:02:43.650 And that’s why I don’t like this episode.